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VEGETABLE GRATER. No. 332,908. Patented Dec. 22, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK O. KESSLER AND HENRY KESSLER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

VEGETABLE-G RATE R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 332,908 dated December22, 1885.

Application filed May 22, 1884. Serial No. 132,481.

To'all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, FREDERICK O. KESSLER and HENRY KEssLER, citizens ofthe United States, residing at St. Louis, in the county of St. Louis andState of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement inVegetable- Graters, of which the following is a specification.

The object of our invention is to provide a practical, durable, and yetsimple and handsome frame for graters which would make iteasy to securea new blank to the same frame when one (blank) is worn out. We attainthis object by a frame constructed as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a 'plan view of the frame without ablank thereon; Fig. II, a top view of the main or middle part Of theframe; Fig. III, a perspective View of a blank; Fig. IV. a crosssectionthrough the line a a of Fig. III.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The frame A, Fig. I, is cast out of malleable iron or any other suitablemetal or composition of metals. (We prefer iron.) The casting may beexecuted in one piece; but success is surer if the head 0, main body A,and foot D are molded and cast separately, in which case the main body Amust'have projections, as shown in Fig. II, for the purpose of beingriveted or soldered to the head 0 and the foot (Instead of the mainbody, the head and foot could have the projections; but in that case therivets would be seen in the main body.) The frame may be either tinned,japanned, or galvanized, to prevent rusting and make it look well. Theform of the frame may be any convenient one. WVe prefer the fish form,for it affords suitable room for ribs to strengthen the frame, as shownat a. The outer edges of the main part of the frame are (Model.

a little higher than the inner edges, to afford a bearing to the blankB. Near each end of the side pieces, A, is a notch, n,in order toreceive the wires m m, by which the blank B, Fig. III, is secured to theframe A, Fig. I. These wires are flexible and longer than the blank iswide, (see Fig. III, m,) so that the projecting parts can be easilywound around the frame, as shownin Fig. III. This affords the advantagethat any personeven a childcan take off the blank, if it is worn out,and put on a new one.

Though we could effect the securing of the blank to the frame in variousother ways, we prefer this one as cheap and practical. These wires aresecured to two opposite ends of the blank by rolling up or bending theends of the tin (the ends of the blank) around them. The grater (frameand blank) could be flat; but We prefer it curved, as stronger and morepractical.

We are aware that vegetable-graters have been made and used prior to ourinvention. Therefore we do not claim, broadly, the vegetable-grater; but

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

The vegetable-grater herein described, consisting of the frame A, havingnotchesn on its sides, near the ends, in combination with thegraterplate B, having its side edges lapped and its upper and loweredges rolled to receive the wires m, which Wires are bent around theframe in the notches to hold the plate to the frame, substantially asset forth.

FREDERICK o. KESSLER. HENRY KE-SSLER.

Witnesses:

WM. QUELLMALZ, FRED STEINWASSEO.

